Iron support



J. LEFKOWITZ I IRON SUPPORT A ril 19, 193s;

Filed Feb. 17, 1937 5 Sheets-Sheet l A ril 19, 1938. LEFKOWHZ mmmz IRON SUPPORT Filed Feb. 1'7, 1937 SSheets-Sheet 2 I n van for 70 Ila f/m wfiz A itorneys April 3.9, 1938- J. LEFKOWJTZ 2,114,742

IRON SUPPO RT Filed Feb. 17, 1957 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Inventor Attorneys Patented Apr. 19, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT if 4 Claims.

The present invention relates to supports for electric irons and has for its principal object to provide a device of this character detachably secured to one of the handle straps of the iron and adapted to support the iron upon its side in an elevated position.

A further object of the. invention. is to provide an adjustable clamping member for clamping the support to the handle strap of the iron and capable of accommodating handle straps of various widths and thicknesses.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, strong and durable, efficient and reliable in performance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, easy to install in operative: position upon the iron and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout and in which:-

Figure. l is a side elevational View of an electric iron showing the support in position thereon.

Figure 2 is a. front elevational View showing the iron in supported position.

Figure 3 is a sectional View through one of the handle straps taken substantially on a line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a top plan View of the support removed from the iron.

Figure 5 is an end elevational View of the sleeve forming part of the clamping member.

Figure 6 is a side elevational view of a modified form of support.

Figure 7 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 8 is an end elevational View.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates an electric iron of conventional construction which includes a handle t connected to the iron by a strap member i.

Ihe support comprises an arm 3 of strap material having a slotted opening 9 through which extends a carriage bolt iii having a head it engaging one edge of the forward strap l of the iron, the opposite edge of the strap resting upon a shoulder I2 formed on one side of a sleeve i3 mounted upon the bolt.

As more clearly illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings the shoulder i2 is cut at an. acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve and a portion. of the side wall of the sleeve is cut out as shown at M to enable the strap l to lie flatly against the shank of the bolt Ill. The end of the sleeve opposite from. the cut out portion is provided with teeth [5 in biting engagement with the arm 8 to prevent slipping of the arm after having been secured in adjusted position. The end. of the bolt is provided with a wing nut ll for securing the parts in clamped position as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings.

The rear end of the arm 8 is formed with a right angularly extending portion l8 projecting outwardly toward the side of the iron and terminating in a pair of spaced parallel legs 69 and 2E! formed on the. upper and lower edges of the section it and extending longitudinally in outwardly spaced relation from the. side of the iron as will be clearly apparent from an inspection of Figure 2 of the drawings. The leg also extends downwardly toward the base of the iron to 20 properly cooperate with the leg E9 in supporting the iron. in a balanced elevated position.

The support formed of the arm 8, right angle section l8 and the spaced parallel legs it) and Eli may be constructed integrally as shown in Figures l, 2 and 4, or these parts may be formed of separate elements as shown in the modified form of the invention illustrated in Figures 6, '7 and 8.

In this modified form, the arm is designated by the numeral 2! and includes the parallel end portions 22 and 23 connected by the right angle section 24. The end 22 is provided with the slot 25 and the end 23 is formed with oppositely bent up lugs 26 and 2? clamping the intermediate side portions 28 of the open frame 29 therebetween. The ends of the frame are bent outwardly from the iron to formv the parallel legs and. 3!.

It is believed the details of construction and operation of the device Will be clearly apparent from the foregoing without further detail explanation thereof.

Having thus described the invention what I claim is:

1. An iron support comprising a pair of spaced parallel legs projecting laterally from one side of the iron, and having supporting edges extending longitudinally of the iron, said iron having a pair of handle straps, anarm having a slotted opening, said arm. being offset longitudinally from the leg in the direction of the iron and a clamping member adjustably positioned in the opening and detachably securing the arm to one of the handle straps of the iron to adjust the arm and legs longitudinally with respect to the iron.

2. An iron support comprising a pair of spaced parallel legs projecting laterally from one side of the iron, and having supporting edges extending longitudinally of the iron, said iron having a pair of handle straps, an arm extending forwardly of the legs having a slotted opening, said arm being offset longitudinally from the leg in the direction of the iron, a bolt adjustably positioned in the opening and having a head in clamping engagement with one edge of one of the handle straps of the iron to adjust the'legs longitudinally with respect to the iron, a sleeve mounted. on the bolt having a shoulder in clamping engagement with the opposite edge of said strap and means for securing the arm on the bolt and securing the sleeve and bolt in clamping position.

3. A support for an iron having a pair of handle straps comprising a pair of spaced parallel legs projecting laterally from one side of the iron and extending longitudinally thereof, an arm extending forwardly of the legs having a slotted opening, a bolt adjustably'positioned in the opening and having a head in clamping engagement with one edge of one of the handle straps of the iron, to adjust the legs longitudinally with respect to the iron, a sleeve mounted on the bolt having a shoulder in clamping engagement with the opposite edge of said strap, friction clutch means between the sleeve and arm, and a nut carried by the bolt securing the arm and sleeve thereon.

4. A support for an iron having a pair of handle straps comprising an arm having its ends offset, means for clamping one of said ends of the arm to the handle strap of the iron, an open frame member having parallel ends bent to form a pair of supporting legs, and lugs on the other of said ends of the arm engaging an intermediate por tion of said frame to secure the same to said arm.

JOSEPH LEFKOWITZ. 

